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Each time you use Apple iTunes to synchronize the photos on your computer with an Apple iPhone, the program converts the images for optimal display on the iPhone and stores these images in a dedicated photo cache folder. The photos stay in the cache folder even after you delete them from the iPhone. Over time, the cached images can take up considerable space on your computer’s hard drive. You can view your photo cache in the Windows folder that you use for synchronizing photos with the iPhone and then decide if you want to delete the folder to free space on your computer....

Compared to older projection-style TVs, modern flat-screen models such as the Sharp Aquos series are substantially smaller and lighter. However, they can still take up a significant part of your living room if they’re mounted on a stand, so many users prefer to wall-mount them like a large painting. It’s not a complicated procedure, though if your TV is a large one you should have two or three people to help lift it onto the mount....

Watching videos on the iPad is fun, but the small screen size can make sharing those videos with friends a pain. By connecting your iPad to your Vizio TV, however, you can share in a big way and replicate that movie theater experience with your iTunes videos. There are a few ways to watch iPad videos on the Vizio, all of which require an accessory purchase.

Updated July 21, 2017 Check your auction daily. The people who win online actions come back several times a day during the entire bidding period for the item. This allows you to make adjustments to your bid before the competition. Keep track of the items you’re bidding on. Make lists of each item you bid on, their lot numbers, their exact web address, closing date and any notes you have relating to the auction....

The HP Scanjet XPA C7671B is a type of scanner developed by Hewlett-Packard. It has a USB hookup that can be adapted to any computer that has a USB port, making the HP Scanjet XPA C7671B a versatile and useful scanner for any job. You can use the HP Scanjet XPA C7671B after you have installed the HP Scanjet XPA C7671B software, which comes with your scanner, onto your computer....

When your Facebook account is deactivated, it is hidden from your friends and other Facebook users. Everything that is in your Facebook account is saved, it’s just invisible. When you reactivate your Facebook account, your friends will be able to see your account again and connect with you. Writer Bio

The phrase “watching Netflix” is now as ubiquitous as “watching TV” had been in decades past. Netflix didn’t conquer the world straight out of the gate, however – the company traces its history back to 1997, when it began as an online DVD rental service. In its modern iteration as the world’s most prominent streaming video platform, Netflix offers an ever-changing library of video-on-demand, but you’ll get more out of your time with the app if you familiarize yourself with the service beyond the basics....

A computer is a machine which can manipulate digitized data for a particular outcome based on a program that provides it a set of instructions. Computers can perform millions of calculations per second, store large amounts of data and are used for many business productivity and recreational tasks. Computers are also used to access Internet networks for communication and collaboration purposes. Writer Bio

eMachines offer great value for an entry-level user, but the included keyboard can cause some problems due to the non-traditional buttons on it. To resolve these problems, the correct drive must be installed. Writer Bio

E-readers can offer far more conveniences than simply mobile reading opportunities. Many allow you access to email, automatically update periodicals and synchronization features. Ideally, your Kindle should retain the last page that you’ve read in each of your Kindle documents, even if you’ve been reading on a different device. If you find that this feature doesn’t work properly, a few common issues may be causing the problem, and you can correct these in just a few moments....

Personal global positioning systems (GPS) devices help people navigate from one location to the next. They are available as devices that you put in your car or as portable handheld devices. Many smart phones also come with GPS features, including navigation and turn by turn directions based on your location. If you are worried about magnets damaging your GPS unit, you probably don’t need to be, although some strong magnets can affect the device’s performance....

Scratches on the plastic screen of a GPS unit can be mildly annoying or seriously distracting. If the scratches are shallow and if the exposed material is not a touch-screen membrane, then you may be able to polish these scratches away. Very deep scratches or damage to a touch-screen membrane cannot be repaired by the user, unfortunately, and may require warranty service or replacement of the GPS device.

When the Video On-Demand feature on your Comcast cable box stops working, an error code message will appear on your TV screen. The most common error code encountered when the On-Demand won’t work is the “E1003 error” code. This could mean that there is interference in your cable signal caused by faulty wiring at the cable splitter box in the house, or it may be because of the cable line that feeds into your home....

Technology is one way in which we change and shape the world around us, affecting every aspect of our existence. It is therefore not surprising that the way we do business has been changed and improved by technological advances. The benefits technology offers to the business world are numerous, affecting small local stores and globe-spanning corporations. Writer Bio

Whenever you connect your iPhone to your computer and sync it with iTunes, the phone’s contents are automatically backed up either to iCloud or to the computer. Backing up to the computer includes an option to encrypt the backup, which requires establishing a password. The result is that backup data is stored in an encrypted format that is unreadable unless you have the password to unlock it. If your computer is ever lost or stolen, your iPhone backups will be secured with a password....

The words “corrupt” and “file” can conjure feelings of fear, panic and anger when they appear on a computer monitor. While generally an anomaly, file corruption can also happen at any time, to any file. As a glitch that has existed since the early days of computers and which continues even in the more recent, updated models, it’s helpful to understand the reasons this takes place, and prevent it when possible....

Turnkey websites are steadily increasing in popularity and may have you wondering just what exactly is a turnkey website and how it is beneficial. Turnkey in business has always meant a business that you can start right away by just turning the “key” and beginning. Turnkey websites follow the same concept but the key to understanding them is how and why they work.

The Windows operating system is configured on most computers with a default set of start-up programs and services. The problem with this approach is that many of the services started automatically by Windows may never be used by your computer. Each service, or operation, requires space in the computer’s memory. Each section of memory reserved by the operating system lowers the amount available to the programs you run and, in some instances, may result in sluggish response times....

The iPhone has become a central part of our computing life; we use it to rent videos, show off cat pictures and listen to music. The iPhone uses certain file types when it creates content, and recognizes many more file types beyond those defaults. If you have files that aren’t recognized by your iPhone, you can usually convert them in iTunes. Writer Bio

All computer keyboards contain a set of number keys, sometimes two, that can be used to type numbers within a document or calculate a formula on the internal calculator. If your keyboard suddenly won’t type numbers, you have probably hit the “Number Lock” key on your keyboard without realizing it. Luckily, this issue is easily resolved. Writer Bio